_Holyoke, Mass._
1390. If you break your needle in making a garment, or have to rip out
some of it, you will live to wear it out.
_Boston, Mass._
1391. If a white petticoat falls below your dress, it is a sign that your
father loves you better than your mother.
_New England._
1392. Crooked pins are a sign that the owner is an old maid.
_Province of Quebec, Can._
1393. Should a friend withdraw a ring from the finger of another, it is a
sign it will break friendship. The owner should take off the ring and
hand it to the friend.
_Baldwinsville, N.Y._
1394. A hole in the toe of your shoe or stocking, so as to show the toe,
means a letter.
_Cape Breton._
1395. Old shoes, particularly the soles, were often buried by negro
servants on Monday morning to keep the devil down through the week.
_Chestertown, Md._
1396. Save the old shoes to throw after the carriage, when any of the
family start on a journey; it will insure a safe return.
_Massachusetts._
1397. Wear the boot (or shoe) on the side, a rich man's bride;
On the toe, spend as you go;
On the heel, love to do weel;
On the ball, live to spend all.
_Boston._
1398. Hole in the toe, spend as you go:
Hole at the side, be a rich bride;
Hole at the heel, spend as you feel;
Hole on the ball, live to spend all.
_New York.
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